Vermont Transit bus service operates between Bangor and Bar Harbor during the summer months. Call (207) 288-3366 for current information. Commuter air service, Colgan Air, flies to Bar Harbor Airport, 10 miles from Bar Harbor. Call (207) 667-7171 for a schedule. Although the park operates no public transportation, Downeast Transportation runs a loc-al which connects Mount Desert Island towns and Ellsworth. Write to Downeast Transportation, P.O. Box 914, Ellsworth, ME 04605; or call (207) 667-5796. Local businesses operate bus tours through the park and scenic boat trips. The towns of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, and Northeast Harbor have taxi service. For information on the Bluenose Ferry which sails between Bar Harbor and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, write Marine Atlantic Reservations Bureau, P.O. Box 250, North Sydney, Nova Scotia, B2A 3M3; or phone 1-800-341-7981 or (207) 288-3395 in Bar Harbor.
